make it here and you don't have to ship from china, saving a lot of money. suddenly, the math isn't adding up. so, they are decides that made in america makes more sense. >> yes, it's an economic question about being made in america. it's not necessarily a patriotic question. it's an economic question. >> reporter: one that also creates a ripple effect here at home. the other jobs created. just last night, we introduced you to arianna russell in st. louis, making her own iphone cases and determined to make her design here in america. so, you found a way to do it here. >> i found a way to do it here. >> reporter: there was so much interest in those cases last night that her website crashed within five minutes of our report. but it's back up and running tonight and she tells us she sold 2,000 of the cases in 2 hours. on this larger announce m from apple tonight, we reached out to our team of economists and they all echoed one another, saying this is about more than just good will. it's now good business. and this move puts an exclamation point on the trend we'